Malorie Blackman 
Noughts & Crosses 

Now a major TV series on the BBC

”The Noughts & Crosses series are still my favourite books of all time and showed me just how amazing story-telling could be” STORMZY
”Malorie”s Noughts & Crosses series is the first time I saw myself in a book . . . they were pacey, exciting, rich. What Malorie Blackman has always done so brilliantly is put the minority front and centre, both in society and politics.” CANDICE CARTY-WILLIAMS
”The most original book I”ve ever read” BENJAMIN ZEPHANIAH
‘Malorie Blackman is absolutely amazing … [Noughts & Crosses] really spoke to me, especially as a woman of dual heritage.’ ZAWE ASHTON
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”Stop it! You”re all behaving like animals! Worse than animals – like blankers!”
Sephy is a Cross: she lives a life of privilege and power. But she”s lonely, and burns with injustice at the world she sees around her.
Callum is a nought: he”s considered to be less than nothing – a blanker, there to serve Crosses – but he dreams of a better life.
They”ve been friends since they were children, and they both know that”s as far as it can ever go. Noughts and Crosses are fated to be bitter enemies – love is out of the question.
Then – in spite of a world that is fiercely against them – these star-crossed lovers choose each other.
But this is love story that will lead both of them into terrible danger . . . and which will have shocking repercussions for generations to come.
Voted as one of the UK”s best-loved books, Malorie Blackman”s Noughts & Crosses is a seminal piece of YA fiction; a true modern classic.